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Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast Group

Designed to help young readers and their families choose books they want to read, the Scholastic Book Fairs team offers short audio clips for many titles offered at the Book Fair.

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2:12

Wish

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. She even has a list of all the ways there are to make the wish, such as cutting off the pointed end of a slice of pie and wishing on it as she takes the last bite. But when she is sent to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to live with family she barely knows, it seems unlikely that her wish will ever come true. That is until she meets Wishbone, a skinny stray dog who captures her heart, and

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1:31

The Rains

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2017/08/07

In one terrifying night, the peaceful community of Creek's Cause turns into a war zone and no one under the age of eighteen is safe. Chance Rain and his older brother, Patrick, have already fended off multiple attacks from infected adults by the time they arrive at the school where other young survivors are hiding. Most of the kids they know have been dragged away by once-trusted adults who are now ferocious, inhuman beings. The parasite that transformed them takes hold after people turn eighteen -

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1:38

Princess Truly in I Am Truly

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

Princess Truly is smart, courageous, and can do anything she sets her mind to do! She can tame lions, race fast cars, fly to the moon, and dance on the stars. Lively rhyme and colorful illustrations are beautifully combined to show children that they can do anything.

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1:59

I'll Wait, Mr. Panda

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

This time, Mr. Panda's black-and-white animal friends are curious what he's making, but only one has the patience to stick around. An alpaca, an aardvark, rabbits, and a bird all wind up missing out. It's the penguin who declares, "I'll wait, Mr. Panda." The penguin is rewarded with a big SURPRISE: a giant doughnut! This second book featuring Mr. Panda is a graphic, kid-friendly way of teaching the value of patience and the importance of saying "thank you."

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1:38

Moby Shinobi: Ninja in the Kitchen

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

In this Level 1 reader series, Moby Shinobi is a very helpful ninja. In this book, he's making pizza at Papa Peppy's Pizza Shop. He tries to toss dough, slice pies, and serve hungry customers, but each attempt to help out just ends in a funny mess. Moby wants to help Papa Peppy, but what if his ninja skills aren't right for the job? However, when the key to Papa Peppy's secret sauce is lost, it's Moby's time to shine!

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Hilde Cracks the Case: Hero Dog

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

Nine-year-old crime reporter Hilde Lysiak is starring in her very own early chapter book series inspired by news stories she wrote in real life! In this first book, there's been a break-in on Orange Street! Cupcakes have been stolen, and soon a pie goes missing, too. Hilde and her sister/photographer, Izzy, must interview witnesses and follow the clues. Can Hilde crack the case in time to post her news story online? Joanne Lew-Vriethoff's personality-filled illustrations appear on every page,

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1:30

What Waits in the Water

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2017/08/07

Hannah is excited to spend some time at her best friend Jacob's lake house this summer. The catch? Hannah's annoying new stepsister, Katie, is tagging along. Katie is wild and pretty and seems to have a "thing" for Jacob. Hannah's not jealous, or is she? To make matters worse, the town they're staying in is sort of creepy. And as Hannah gets to know some kids in the town, she learns there are rumors swirling about the lake. Rumors about mysterious deaths and drownings. Hannah doesn't believe any of

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Hensel and Gretel: Ninja Chicks

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2017/08/07

When Hensel and Gretel’s dad gets snatched by a fox, the sisters put their ninja skills to work to track him down before he can be stir-fried. But are these two little chicks ready to take on a dark tangled forest, a tricky house made of cornbread, and an even trickier fox?

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1:25

I'm a Frog!

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2017/08/07

Piggie has some ribbiting news, he's a frog! Gerald isn't so sure. Can Piggie teach his best friend about pretending? Will Gerald join in on the fun? Young readers will laugh out loud along with these beloved characters!

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1:29

Bow Wow

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

A bull shark in the swamp? No one in the Louisiana town of St. Roch believes it at first, but when a local boy has a face-to-face encounter with the toothy monster, every big fisherman is called out for the hunt. Sharp-eyed Birdie Gaux and her dog Bowser can't help noticing that shark fever is causing some shady doings in town. Snoozy, the clerk who works at the Gaux family fishing store is missing. Birdie and Bowser are determined to find Snoozy and bring him home safe, but the job is more

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2:03

Left Out

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

All Landon Dorch has ever wanted is to be like everyone else. His deafness and the way he talks have been obstacles all his life. But now he finally sees his chance to fit in. Bigger and taller than any other seventh grader in his new school, Landon plans to use his size to his advantage and join the school’s football team. But the same speech problems and the cochlear implants that help him hear continue to haunt him. Just when it looks like Landon will be left out of football for good, an unlikely

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In the Shadow of the Sun

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2017/08/07

Mia Andrews is an American girl, adopted at birth from a South Korean orphanage, now on a tour of North Korea with her rebellious older brother Simon and their aid-worker father. Then Mia receives forbidden, explosive photos of the North Korean work camps, right as their father is arrested by the North Korean government. Their lone hope for surviving and saving their father is to get the photographs across the Chinese border, over a hundred miles away. With Mia's Korean School knowledge and Simon's

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1:23

Dog on a Frog?

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

In this hilarious sequel to FROG ON A LOG, frog decides he does not want to sit on a log, and he definitely does not want a dog to sit on a frog! So he changes the rules. Now, dogs sit on logs, and cats sit on gnats! But what will frog decide to sit on now? Chock-full of absurd animal rhyme pairings, this fun yet educational read-aloud shows young readers that every animal has many special places to sit.

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2:27

Girl in a Bad Place

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

Mailee and Cara take care of each other. Mailee is the star of the high school plays; Cara is the stage manager. Mailee can't keep her life together; Cara has enough organizational skills for the both of them. So when the girls are invited to visit the Haven, a commune in the mountains near their suburban Montana homes, it seems like an adventure. Until Cara starts spending every waking minute there ... and Mailee thinks it's creepy, almost like a cult. When Cara decides she's going to move to the

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1:57

Sink or Swim

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

It's been a month since the bombing of Pearl Harbor and everyone wants to do their part. In twelve-year-old Colton's case, that means stepping up at home once his older brother, Danny, ships out with the navy. But before Danny leaves for boot camp, his boat is capsized by a Nazi U-boat, nearly killing him. When more U-boats start attacking the next day, Colton does the only thing he can think of to help his family and his country: He steals his brother's enlisting papers and joins up instead. Even

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Lie Tree

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

Faith Sunderly leads a double life. To most people, she is reliable, dull, trustworthy - a proper young lady who knows her place as inferior to men. But inside, Faith is full of questions and curiosity, and she cannot resist mysteries. She knows secrets no one suspects her of knowing. She knows that her family moved to the close-knit island of Vane because her famous scientist father was fleeing a reputation-destroying scandal. And she knows, when her father is discovered dead shortly thereafter,

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Swing It, Sunny

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

Summer's over and it's time for Sunny Lewin to enter the strange and unfriendly hallways of middle school. When her Gramps calls her from Florida to ask how she's doing, she always tells him she's fine. But the truth? Sunny is NOT having the best time. Not only is the whole middle school thing confusing, but life at home is confusing, too. Sunny misses her brother Dale, who's been sent to boarding school. But when Dale comes back, she STILL misses him…because he's changed. Luckily Sunny's got her

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2:01

How to Find a Fox

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

Equipped with a camera and determination, a little girl sets out to track down an elusive red fox. But foxes are sneaky, and it proves more difficult than she thought. This charming picture book tells the story of what it means not to give up and how sometimes what you're looking for is closer than you think.

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1:59

Dirt

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

Things are hard for Yonder. Her mother died and her father has sunk into sadness. She doesn't have a friend to her name, except for Dirt, the pony next door. Dirt has problems of his own. He's overweight, he's always in trouble, and his owner is the mean Miss Enid. His only friend is Yonder, the scrawny girl next door. So when Miss Enid makes the cruel decision to sell Dirt for horsemeat, Yonder knows she has to find a way to rescue him. Even if that means stealing Dirt away and sneaking him into

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1:59

Ugly

Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast ·

2017/08/07

Robert Hoge was born with a tumor in the middle of his face and legs that weren't much use. When he was very young, doctors removed that tumor from his face and operated on his legs. He still looked different, though. He still looked ... ugly. UGLY is the true story of how an extraordinary boy grew up to have an ordinary life, and how that became his greatest achievement of all.

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